$10,000 Main Event - Day 3 - Level 12 (Hr. 2)
Jul 10, '08
Blinds/Antes: 1,000-2,000-300
Players Left: 828 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Sigurd Eskeland - 680,000
Jeff Kimber - 650,000
Karle Wilson - 570,000
Jeremiah Smith - 560,000
Geert Jans - 530,000
Matthew Jensen - 500,000
Peter Biebel - 500,000
Chris Barrile - 480,000
Alexander Kostritsyn - 475,000
Patrick Fortin - 450,000
Alex Outhred - 440,000
Other Notables:
Kido Pham – 400,000
Alan Jaffray – 357,000
Phil Hellmuth – 290,000
Victor Ramdin – 265,000
Bertrand Grospellier – 254,000
Thayer Rasmussen – 240,000
Robert Mizrachi – 236,000
Nenad Medic – 230,000
Matt Graham – 204,000
Hoyt Corkins – 200,000
Brandon Adams – 200,000
Hasan Habib – 200,000
Leo Wolpert – 194,000
David Baker – 129,000
Evelyn Ng – 120,000
Rolf Slotboom – 120,000
Tim West – 114,000
Jon Turner – 110,000
Jeff Madsen – 107,000
Steve Zolotow – 106,000
Ari Engel – 106,000
Thor Hansen – 83,000
Maya Antonius – 80,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 71,000
Mike Matusow – 70,000
Farzad Rouhani – 64,000
Bill Gazes – 63,000
Jason Gray – 60,000
Ryan Daut – 50,000
Cliff Josephy – 50,000
Alexander Kravchenko – 43,000
Mike Wattel – 42,000
Vanessa Rousso – 36,000
Eliminations:
Matt Glantz
John D'Agostino
Phil Gordon
Big Hands/Storylines
Kostritsyn Sets His Opponent Up
Action folded to Alexander Kostritsyn who limped from the hijack. It folded around to big blind who raised it to 20,000. Kostritsyn opted to call and they saw a highly coordinated flop: K
Q
J
. His opponent led out for 25,000 and Kostritsyn, who had him well-covered, moved all-in. The decision was for an additional 75,000 and his opponent certainly took his time in deciding. He sent a barrage of questions Kostritsyn’s way, but was met only with wry answers in response. After seven minutes of thought, the clock was called on him. With ten seconds remaining in the countdown, he made the call and showed AK. Kostritsyn was well ahead with QQ
and ended up holding when the turn and river were the 9 and K. That hand brings Kostritsyn up to a hefty 475,000.
Jensen Keeps Amassing Chips
Matt Jensen raised to 8,000 from middle position and was called by the small blind. The blind led out on a K76 flop for 15,000 and Jensen made the call. The turn was the 3 and the small blind checked. Jensen, sensing weakness, bet 25,000, prompting his opponent to make a quick fold. Jensen, who started the day with 143,000, now has over 400,000.
Deutekom Rakes in Monster Pot
Yde Van Deutekom was forced to stare down Victor Ramdin in a massive showdown as the final seconds counted down on level 12. Ramdin raised to 6000 preflop and Van Deutekom made the reraise to 18,000. Play was folded back to Ramdin, among the chip leaders in the event, who quickly reraised to 45,000. Van Deutekom had the clock called on him before making the call. The flop came 865, and when Ramdin checked, Van Deutekom stepped out for 45,000. Ramdin called. The 2 was the turn card and Ramdin then announced all-in, sending his stack of orange 5000 chips to the center of the table, having Van Deutekom covered. Van Deutekom tanked again, and again the clock was called. With about four seconds remaining in the countdown, he announced call for his remaining 109,500 and showed his KK. Ramdin was holding J4 for a double-gutter straight draw plus the flush draw. The river was a brick and Van Deutekom soared up the chip leaderboard, now with just over 400,000 in chips.
Phil Hellmuth Lives Up to His Catchphrase
The player in the hijack seat (one to the right of the cut-off) open raised to 6,000 total and the action folded to Phil Hellmuth on the button. After deliberating, Hellmuth reraised an additional 16,000 and the other players folded. When the action returned to the initial raiser, he pushed a stack of 20 orange 5,000 chips into the pot, making his total bet 106,000. Hellmuth went into the tank, visibly frustrated by his opponent’s reraise. After cursing his situation, Hellmuth folded AK face up. As the dealer pushed the pot to the player, he obliged Hellmuth by revealing AA. Hellmuth immediately changed his tune and enthusiastically reminded everyone within earshot (and some beyond) that he can, in fact, dodge bullets, baby.
Not-so-Lucky Sevens
A player in late position raised to 6000 preflop and Terry Lade on the button made the call. The flop came 777, the first player checked and Lade stepped out for 7000. The other player called, and the 8 was turned. The player again checked, and then called when Lade bet another 6500. The 4 on the river completed the board, and when the first player checked a third time, Lade ventured out for 15,000. The other player made the call. “Nice call,” Lade said. “You got a pair, you win.” The other player said he didn’t. “You have ace-high?” asked a surprised Lade. The player nodded and showed AJ which led to Lade mucking his hand.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Victor Ramdin, Matthew Jensen, Terry Lade, Alexander Kostritsyn
